8.70 Amortization Accretion

2 STRAIGHT LINE - TAXLOTS The computation of straight line consists of taking the discount or premium for which a bond was bought and allocating it evenly over the days between purchase and maturity. For instance, a bond bought at $101 to mature in one year will have 1 * 31/365 = .084938 wor- th of - amortization at the end of January. ................
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